You finally get the change you said you wanted—and your body tightens, your brain second‑guesses everything, and suddenly the old life you’d outgrown feels weirdly safer. Unpack why that happens on a nervous‑system level and explore simple somatic practices to help you move forward without abandoning yourself.

If you’ve been through burnout, “getting back into movement” can feel loaded. Part of you wants to feel strong and clear again; another part never wants to grind your body into the ground like that ever again. There is a gentler path—tiny, nervous‑system‑honoring steps to rebuild a movement practice that actually supports your recovery instead of recreating the burnout that brought you here.

For a long time, I tried to “fix” myself with mindset alone—books, podcasts, affirmations—but my body told a different story: tight jaw, knotted stomach, a nervous system always on high alert. If you’ve ever felt like you know what you’re supposed to do but can’t get your system to follow, this is the space I created Elemental Flow for.